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As if upgrading your device didn’t already cost enough, AT&T is upping its ‘upgrade fee’ from the current $18 to a whopping $36. This was confirmed multiple times from various sources over at BGR and appear to be legit and not a hoax. The image below is one of the change announcements sent to retailers across the nation. As it were, customers are also reporting getting courtesy emails from AT&T to alert them of the new fee. Why are they doubling this fee??

Because the overall costs associated with upgrading to a new device have increased, effective Sunday, February 12, 2012, AT&T will change its upgrade fee from $18 to $36

How quaint. I can remember back when T-Mobile first initiated their ‘Upgrade fee,’ it wasn’t met with open arms by customers. I do believe we were the last or the top 4 to implement one though. Expect what ever price you see for a new phone to cast you another $36 to actually own it. Kinda takes the FREE aspect out of the equation doesn’t it. It would have been pretty amazing if this was for iPhone upgrades only though wouldn’t it?

I have yet to ever get a straight answer as to why this fee ever popped up on carriers in the first place. If anyone could give me a real answer other than the tradition corporate answers, that would be appreciated.

Via BGR

Although many rumors and unanswered questions remain regarding the next generation iPhone (including its name and release date), it’s a safe assumption – based on the vast array of corroborating reports we’ve heard – that the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 will sport an 8MP camera.

What we can’t get a straight answer on, however, is the supplier of the 8MP camera sensor that will deliver the best camera to date on Apple’s touchscreen handset. Two months ago, Sony CEO Howard Stringer hinted to The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg that Sony’s eight-megapixel sensor – which, incidentally, can also be found